Research Article
Persistent Unilateral Sore Throat: Should It Be Included in the 2-Week Wait Referral Criteria by NICE
Table 5
Analysis of a persistent sore throat.
| Symptom | Frequency (%) | Cancer positive |
| Unilateral pain in throat < 4 weeks | 17 | 12.4% | 0 | 0% | Unilateral pain in throat >4 weeks | 57 | 41.6% | 5 | 8.8% | Unilateral pain in throat and otalgia with normal otoscopy | 28 | 20.4% | 3 | 10.7% | Nonspecific Sore throat | 35 | 25.5% | 1 | 2% |
| Total | 137 | 100% | 9 | 6.5% | Unilateral pain in the throat more than 4 weeks with or without otalgia with normal otoscopy | 85 /137 | 62% | 8 | 9.5% |
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